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Bernie Sanders: “We are going to impose a 5% annual tax on the 938…”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Published | Video Starts at 31:26

And that is why I proposed introduce legislation which Graham will be by my side in fighting for, Which says that We are going to impose a 5% annual tax on the 938 billionaires in America. Now I want to take a moment, allow me to take a moment just to give you an example, one example of what the massive level of income and wealth inequality in America is about. (31:26–31:34)

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